Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1887-05-26
THE CONTINENT AT LARGE.

The national prohibition camp-meet-
Ing will be held at Decatur, Ill, July 80 TO
Aug s
Mr.. Andrew Carnegie, the million
aire manufacturer and hterator, has written
letter declining to participate in or assist the
proposed celebration OF the Queens jubilee in
New York, on the grounds that no is Fan
American citlzen who rejects the monarchical
idea as inconsistent with aud insulting TO his
manhood"
Two Pennsylvania ladies are about
TO file a claim against the United States Gov
ornment for 100000, growing out of adj
vances said to have been made by lineal an
cestor TO the continental government during
the Revolution
A desperate attempt was made upon
the life of William OBrien in tho streets OF
Toronto Wednesday night crowd collected
in front OF the Rossin Hotel, and cheors were
raised by certain well-dressed members OF it
The cries were generally, 80 with
O'Brien," @Hang the traitor" etc, but occa-
sionally q venturesome Nationalist would
shout out @God Save Ireland" Meanwhile
UBrien, who was emit rely unaware of all
this, was preparing to take o walk At Just
about this particular juncture he, with Presi-
dent J. A Mulllgan, ID. p. Cahill, and J. NJ.
Wall, reporter for the Associated Press In
New York. sailed forth What followed is
thus briefly outlined in special from To-
ronto:
OBrien, with two city newspaper men and Mr..
Wall. of the New York Tribune was walking
down King street protected by two policemen
two In front and two behind, when they were
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thousand after they had walked about q
block. Then, fearing some serious trouble
OBrien turned the corner OF Bay street, going
and after proceeding down Bay street toward
the lake few yards. closely pursued by
the st %os one ono Of the crowd sSS threw
men, cutting his helmet The Same
man hit the policeman second time with a
| facilities for stone-throwing that tile newly
| macadamized pavement on Bay street offered
| the angry mob followed O'Brion and his friends
down the street, throwing large stones at
them. Tho policemen fought nobly against
odds OF nearly i've hundred 20 one. but
were overpowercd, and mob continued
street. ON the block south OF Ming street, where
| no turned wost with his friends. just after
4 turning tho corn r. Mr.. Wall, OF tho New York
| Tribune, and the Associated Press correspond
| ont, doiged TO one s.da To avoid q large stone
that was thrown at him. As he lodged the
stone another stone from different direction
struck him over one Of his eyes, infiict-
ing a deep and ugly wound. He was
knocked sense less, and leaving him sit
| ting in tho dust I'm the road the mob
| continued nftor OBrien. Tho latter ran into n
bicycle machine shop whore q man was ut work
| He escaped with raj Of his friends, no also
| had run into this shop with him. through back
door. Ol3rien is now safe in tie house Of q
citizen. lie struck In tho mouth with a
stone while running for his lifo, but was not
| otherwise injured. Wall was taken To n King
| street drug store and "a doing we'll. Tho police
having been sent for tho mob disappeared. One
1 arrest has been made.
The thirty-ninth General Assembly
of tho Presbyterian Church assembled at
Omaha on Thurslay. The Rey. DIR. Joseph
Smith, Of Baltimore, was elected Moderator
The General Assembly south IL Up session 8,
st. Loui', and On effort vi DO made 10 unite
tho assemblies North and Sou h.
Lord Salisbury refuses 10 recognize
the French prntectarat5 IN MadAs scar until
he has had timo Tor { nth r conidJ alton.
The strikes In Belgium arc spread
ing. y ghteen thousand workmen la to. c,n-
ter district have struck. and troops arc bong
sont 10 vle disturbed oyon